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Anya's Photos of the Day
A first-person account of recovery from a serious traumatic brain injury

Indian dinner over Knitting lesson
FEBRUARY 10, 2024 Ok, today was a day. I managed to do a couple “get out of the house” things. The first thing I did was I slept very...
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Feb 10, 20242 min read
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Mayo selfie over food with fat counts
FEBRUARY 9, 2024 Well, today I totally forgot to take a single photo. At night, after I’d already thrown up my medication, I realized...
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Feb 9, 20242 min read
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Dr. Abeykoon over First Meeting Noodle meal with Papa
FEBRUARY 8, 2024 Alright... today I learned that I really have to keep writing these to cement things into my mind. The reason I need to...
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Feb 8, 20242 min read
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Guavas with mom & Kathy + slamitaire with Jodi, Kathy
FEBRUARY 4, 2024 My third February! This time I decided to border my photos in “white diamond,” which is new and interesting. I’m still...
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Feb 5, 20242 min read
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Gym with Jodi/Bill and Trivia with Liam crew + Jodi/Bill
FEBRUARY 3, 2024 Alright, here goes the second one I’m writing for February. I admit it’s after midnight now, so technically it’s the...
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Feb 4, 20242 min read
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Yoga with Debi
FEBRUARY 1, 2024 Alright next day. I arrived at yoga like half an hour early, and in that extra time, I rolled out a mat and did the...
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Feb 1, 20241 min read
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Methodist volunteer and Spanish 5 with Atala
JANUARY 30, 2024 Well, it’s almost the next night. Yesterday I volunteered at Methodist in the morning. There was a huge confusion with...
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Jan 31, 20241 min read
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Spanish meet with William, Jose, Jack... and Mijaeil
JANUARY 29, 2024 Alright, I just have to say outright that I’m at a real low point. The cool part of my day was attending a Spanish...
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Jan 29, 20242 min read
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Tipsy Steer with mom + bedding and things
JANUARY 28, 2024 Let’s go... this morning I had my meds around 8:30 am with a quick bites protein pack with 13g fat that I had bought a...
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Jan 28, 20242 min read
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Methodist volunteer, puzzles and gym
JANUARY 27, 2024 Well, I’m just too tired to finish writing this today. It was a very, very full day. I’ve just got my first draft of the...
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Jan 28, 20243 min read
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Cards con la familia and O.D. Rotary picture
January 26, 2024 I’ll just skip to my photos today. At night, my family all played a few rounds of multi-person solitaire together at my...
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Jan 26, 20242 min read
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Open Door with Ruby and Potatoes
January 25, 2024 Today I was surprised by one good conversation I had at Open Door. It was with someone named Ruby, who I’ve seen work as...
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Jan 25, 20242 min read
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Hannah and Vertical Endeavors
January 24, 2024 I don’t even know what the best part of my day was today, but I have many things to choose from. In the morning, I went...
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Jan 25, 20242 min read
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Open Door with Lee
January 23, 2024 Ok, my best part of the day today was definitely the conversation I had with a retired guy named Lee at Open Door. He’s...
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Jan 23, 20242 min read
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Spanish meet, also with Leo and Ronaldo
January 22, 2024 Here we go... I’ll jump straight into my Spanish meetup today. Today, a girl at the group I attend told me that she’d...
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Jan 22, 20242 min read
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Puzzle and games with Jodi and Bill
January 22, 2024 Alright, it’s not even midnight yet. Today was a very Jodi and Bill day. I went over to her around 10 am when she got...
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Jan 22, 20243 min read
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Losing trivia and a trip to river + mom’s house
January 21, 2024 Ok, I’m making a random stab at writing this after midnight. Today started with meds at 8 am and mom coming over, and...
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Jan 21, 20243 min read
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Lee plus food at Open Door
January 16, 2024 Ok, I didn’t do one for yesterday. It’s kind of dumb that the fact that I didn’t write this actually means that I don’t...
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Jan 16, 20242 min read
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puzzle and coffee shop with mom
January 14, 2024 Alright, I'm just now at night realizing that I didn't do one of these for yesterday, even though I went out for coffee...
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Jan 14, 20242 min read
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Liam, Caroline, Hannah for presents
January 12 I'm writing this the next day. Yesterday started with going to the Mayo Clinic for an ultrasound. While I was there, after the...
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Jan 13, 20242 min read
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